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Gabon

Presidential battle plays out in the United States

Having both failed to win over Paris, Ali Bongo and Jean Ping are now trying to persuade Congress in the US that they won their country’s presidential election.

Subscribers only Politics 05.10.2016

Loyal to government, Etienne Ngoubou seems virtually irreplaceable

Gabon’s oil minister since February, 2012, Etienne Ngoubou now forms part of the first government set up on Oct. 2 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.10.2016

All eyes now on the head of the constitutional court

A close relative of Ali Bongo, Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo takes her orders from the president’s office.

Subscribers only Politics 21.09.2016

Bongo keeps his guards close to his chest

With Gabon still in the throes of a fierce dispute about his election victory, the president’s security is very much a family affair.

Subscribers only Politics 21.09.2016

Seraphin Moundounga, Ali Bongo's new denigrator

On September 15, Seraphin Moundounga, 52 who had resigned as justice minister 10 days earlier, made an appeal from Brussels, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 21.09.2016

War of the spin doctors

Under intense pressure since his hotly disputed August 27 election [...]

Subscribers only Politics 21.09.2016

A switch in Harvest Natural Resources' plans for Dussafu

The Texas-based junior Harvest Natural Resources (HNR) seems to have lifted its foot off the accelerator for the moment on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.09.2016

Nkembe block, last throw of the dice for Pura Vida?

With neither revenue nor partners, the Perth-based junior is pinning all of its hopes on its block in Gabon. With no guarantee of success.

Subscribers only Energy 20.09.2016

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Bongo and Sassou place big bets on potash

Hit by the drop in the oil price and finding themselves in awkward positions following the contested results of presidential elections, the Gabonese and Congolese leaders Ali Bongo and Denis Sassou-Nguesso see potash, the raw material for fertilizer, a way [.

Subscribers only Mining 13.09.2016

Jean Ping sets conditions for Constitutional Court application

Jean Ping, leading challenger and self-proclaimed victor in the August 27 presidential elections, plans to apply to the Gabonese Constitutional [...]

Subscribers only 08.09.2016

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How Ali Bongo bungled his election gambit

We’ve seen it all before, only daddy did it better. By obtaining an unfeasibly large number of votes in Haut-Ogooue, Ali Bongo tried to take a page out of his father Omar Bongo’s book. The late Bongo senior had no [.

Subscribers only Politics 07.09.2016

Gondjout, the man who said ‘no way’ to Bongo win

The deputy head of Gabon’s autonomous election commission (Cénap), Paul-Marie Gondjout, 57, raised eyebrows when he suddenly resigned during the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.09.2016

Paris strengthen its military presence in Libreville

The grave post-electoral crisis which has been rocking Gabon since the announcement on August 31 that Ali Bongo had been [...]

Subscribers only 06.09.2016

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Engandji’s plans for GOC could take a knock

Counting - wrongly - that Gabon’s presidential election would be a mere formality, oil companies and traders embarked on negotiations with state-run Gabon Oil Co (GOC) that now look a little shaky due to a strong challenge over the results [.

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Toulekima talks of his time running GOC

Serge Toulekima wrote to Africa Energy Intelligence in late August to give his version of his dismissal as boss of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

In Paris, Gabonese expatriates vote clearly for change

Voting in the August 27 presidential election was very much in favour of Jean Ping in the five voting stations [...]

Subscribers only 30.08.2016

How Bongo’s presidential race suddenly became much tougher

Thanks to backroom deals, key rivals have rallied behind a single candidate: Jean Ping.

Subscribers only Politics 24.08.2016

Bissielo brings the opposition together

Anaclet Bissielo, 58, a sociology professor at Libreville’s Omar Bongo University, was among the discreet architects of the deal struck [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.08.2016

Fears mount over safety of Benin citizens in Libreville

If President Ali Bongo is returned to power when Gabon [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.08.2016

Government sticks nose into Satram-Addax dispute

With its finances already reeling, Addax Petroleum must pay a huge bill to a Moroccan services company.

Subscribers only Energy 23.08.2016

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Seaside palace in a tizzy ahead of elections

Coming to an end of his seven year term in office on Aug. 27, president Ali Bongo will have certainly won the prize for political unpopularity in Gabon. Forsaken by his supporters in Haut Ogooue and a majority of the [.

Subscribers only Politics 20.07.2016

Bongo picks Accrombessi as peacemaker with Sassou

The president’s chief of staff has been asked to smooth over ties with neighboring Congo-B in the wake of the "Mokoko" affair, named after Jean-Marie Mokoko, the opposition leader in Brazzaville who was arrested on June 16 and jailed.

Subscribers only Politics 06.07.2016

Lawyer Bourgi comes out against Bongo

With just weeks to go before the Aug. 27 presidential ballot, the knives are sharpening between Robert Bourgi and Ali Bongo

Subscribers only Politics 06.07.2016

René Aboghe Ella, Ali Bongo’s electoral watchdog

After having organised the 2009 elections which brought Ali Bongo to power, 57-year-old René Aboghe Ella, who has been head [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.07.2016

Insiders
Ten lawyers who hear the confessions of Africa's heads of state

The generation of entrepreneurs and engineers who made their careers in Africa is disappearing but not the generation of lawyers [...]

Subscribers only Politics 05.07.2016

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Gabon

Presidential battle plays out in the United States

Loyal to government, Etienne Ngoubou seems virtually irreplaceable

All eyes now on the head of the constitutional court

Bongo keeps his guards close to his chest

Seraphin Moundounga, Ali Bongo's new denigrator

War of the spin doctors

A switch in Harvest Natural Resources' plans for Dussafu

Nkembe block, last throw of the dice for Pura Vida?

Spotlight
Bongo and Sassou place big bets on potash

Jean Ping sets conditions for Constitutional Court application

Spotlight
How Ali Bongo bungled his election gambit

Gondjout, the man who said ‘no way’ to Bongo win

Paris strengthen its military presence in Libreville

Spotlight
Engandji’s plans for GOC could take a knock

Toulekima talks of his time running GOC

In Paris, Gabonese expatriates vote clearly for change

How Bongo’s presidential race suddenly became much tougher

Bissielo brings the opposition together

Fears mount over safety of Benin citizens in Libreville

Government sticks nose into Satram-Addax dispute

Spotlight
Seaside palace in a tizzy ahead of elections

Bongo picks Accrombessi as peacemaker with Sassou

Lawyer Bourgi comes out against Bongo

René Aboghe Ella, Ali Bongo’s electoral watchdog

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Ten lawyers who hear the confessions of Africa's heads of state

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Gabon

Presidential battle plays out in the United States

Loyal to government, Etienne Ngoubou seems virtually irreplaceable

All eyes now on the head of the constitutional court

Bongo keeps his guards close to his chest

Seraphin Moundounga, Ali Bongo's new denigrator

War of the spin doctors

A switch in Harvest Natural Resources' plans for Dussafu

Nkembe block, last throw of the dice for Pura Vida?

Spotlight Bongo and Sassou place big bets on potash

Jean Ping sets conditions for Constitutional Court application

Spotlight How Ali Bongo bungled his election gambit

Gondjout, the man who said ‘no way’ to Bongo win

Paris strengthen its military presence in Libreville

Spotlight Engandji’s plans for GOC could take a knock

Toulekima talks of his time running GOC

In Paris, Gabonese expatriates vote clearly for change

How Bongo’s presidential race suddenly became much tougher

Bissielo brings the opposition together

Fears mount over safety of Benin citizens in Libreville

Government sticks nose into Satram-Addax dispute

Spotlight Seaside palace in a tizzy ahead of elections

Bongo picks Accrombessi as peacemaker with Sassou

Lawyer Bourgi comes out against Bongo

René Aboghe Ella, Ali Bongo’s electoral watchdog

Insiders Ten lawyers who hear the confessions of Africa's heads of state

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Spotlight
Bongo and Sassou place big bets on potash

Spotlight
How Ali Bongo bungled his election gambit

Spotlight
Engandji’s plans for GOC could take a knock

Spotlight
Seaside palace in a tizzy ahead of elections

Insiders
Ten lawyers who hear the confessions of Africa's heads of state